The post-politics of aid to education: Rwanda ten years after Hayman

Beniamin Knutsson and Jonas Lindberg

International Journal of Educational Development, 2019, vol. 65, issue C, 144-151

Abstract: Education aid in Rwanda is often portrayed as a success story. Based on original fieldwork, this article explores the governance arrangements that underpin performance in the sector. The paper follows up on developments since Hayman’s pioneering’ aidnography’ a decade back and adds new theoretical layers by employing theory of post-politics. The paper argues that while old tensions lurk beneath, a largely depoliticized environment has been created that facilitates everyday work in the sector. These post-political strategies can be understood as logical responses to the conflictuality that is constitutive of both international development and Rwandan society.

Keywords: Education; Governance; International aid; Post-politics; ‘The political’; Rwanda (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2018.04.003

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